PHOENIX—The conference at the 950-room JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in early October had everything hotel industry folks could want: Panels with the CEOs of Marriott, Motel 6 and Wyndham. Outlooks ...

The conference room is perhaps the least loved space in the modern office. Typically long and narrow, with a rectangular table presided over by a boss at one end, it’s the place where countless ...